Memory Lesson Plan

Students with special needs often struggle with attention and memory. Students who struggle with attention are often unable to focus on what is being taught or they simply get too tired to pay attention. Students with memory issues are unable to remember how to do things, or facts and concepts they have been taught. For both vital skills I have developed a lesson plan that will assist my students with both attention and memory building. The lesson I chose is teaching my students about shapes and location. This lesson will be split up into two days to help my students with attention and memory. The first thing I will do is gather all the materials and items I will need to implement my lesson. I will need to have copies of the worksheets I …show more content…
Reviewing things over and over is a wonderful technique that is great for helping anybody remember a concept or skill. The next part of the second activity the technique I will use is having the students apply what they have learned, as well as using the technique of drawing something can help one with their memory. I will have the students use their shape books they have been provided to draw the shapes they were taught and identifying the locations of where they drew the shape. This is practicing and applying what you have been taught which is great for memory building. As I was planning this lesson I realized how vital the different techniques I use are when it comes to helping my students with disabilities be able to remember the concepts and skills I teach them. These students have the facts that they are disabled against them which makes it hard for them to learn and be taught. Using the different techniques will help me be able to reach them and break the walls down that are preventing them from remembering what I taught and being able to pay attention and focus. I know that when it is my time to be the teacher, I will be ready to use whatever technique necessary that will help my students obtain the best education they